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If you could change one rule at Highlands Ranch High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,323
High
DISTRICT 1,265 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001437
Highlands Ranch High School
9375 CRESTHILL LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 · (303) 387-2500 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,323 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
313 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 325 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 349 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Highlands Ranch High School
Highlands Ranch High School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Ranch High School this school | 1,323 | 23.7% | 39.2% |
| Dakota Ridge Senior High School LITTLETON | 1,277 | 24.3% | 40.3% |
| Silver Creek High School LONGMONT | 1,208 | 27.0% | 33.9% |
| Niwot High School NIWOT | 1,509 | 25.6% | 51.0% |
| Chaparral High School PARKER | 2,007 | 21.5% | 44.5% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Highlands Ranch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #60 of 231 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,323 | #72 of 409 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #155 of 250 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #77 of 250 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #280 of 320 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #31 of 139 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,323
-302 (-19%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,480
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,323 | 68.9 | 19.2:1 | 24% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 1,390 | 83.8 | 16.6:1 | 20% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 1,538 | 86.2 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,625 | 91 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,745 | 90.4 | 19.3:1 | 15% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 1,664 | 84 | 19.8:1 | 11% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 1,742 | 86 | 20.3:1 | 8% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 1,918 | 120 | 16.0:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 1,480 | 95 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlands Ranch High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,745 to 1,323); teachers down 24% (90.4 to 68.9).
About Highlands Ranch High School
Highlands Ranch High School is a high school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, reachable at (303) 387-2500. The school has 1,323 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has 61,550 students in 89 schools, and Highlands Ranch High School is one of those schools.
The student body at Highlands Ranch High School is 64% White. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Douglas County, the White share is about 80%. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Highlands Ranch High School are from different groups.
Highlands Ranch High School lists 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.2 students per teacher. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body.
Test results at Highlands Ranch High School are 13.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.2%, compared with a predicted 52.4%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Census data for Douglas County show the median household earns about $149,594 a year, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Douglas County number 92, with about 63,841 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cresthill Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Highlands Ranch High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Highlands Ranch High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Highlands Ranch High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 302 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 17.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
Highlands Ranch High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Ben Franklin AcademyElementary · 956 students
Nearby schools
- Cresthill Middle School0.3 mi · 558
- Platte River Charter Academy0.7 mi · 475
- Redstone Elementary School1.0 mi · 398
- Cougar Run Elementary School1.1 mi · 392
- Fox Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 436
- Arrowwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Highlands Ranch High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highlands Ranch High School?
Highlands Ranch High School enrolls approximately 1,323 students in grades 09-12.
Is Highlands Ranch High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highlands Ranch High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highlands Ranch High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highlands Ranch High School is approximately 19.2:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highlands Ranch High School?
At Highlands Ranch High School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Highlands Ranch High School in?
Highlands Ranch High School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.